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A Sampling of Live Concert Performances

2003 – 2012

Julia Jumps by Harmony Grisman

In Dreams from “Indian Singing” by Ron Jeffers, text: Gail Tremblay

Wonfa Nyem trad. Akan (Ghana) with special guest artist, Master Drummer Obo Addy

It Takes a Village by Joan Szymko, text; trad West Afrtican adage adapted by the composer.

The Beauty of Your Dreams by Joan Szymko, text: Eleanor Roosevelt, (adapted by the composer)

Love Is The Mother by the Righteous Mothers, arr. J. Szymko

Ave Maria by David MacIntyre

Ella’s Song by Bernice Johnson Reagon

Malibongwe/Asikhatali  trad. South African

Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues by Althea Dickerson & Thomas Dorsey, arr. Ruth Huber

Shen khar venakhi trad.Georgian, text: King Demetre I

Promising Sky by Claudia Schmidt, with special guest artist Claudia Schmidt

Todo o Meu Ser by Joan Szymko, text adapted from a translation by K. Rasmussen of Oripngalik (Netsilik Shaman) Portuguese translation by I.Ferrand.  (world premiere)

Tundra by Ola Gjello, text: Charles A. Silvestri (west coast premiere)

She Rises by Catherine Dalton (world premiere)

1992 – 2002

Ise Oluwa trad. Yoruba song (Nigeria) arr. Nitanju Bolade Casel, spoken text: Hildegard of Bingen

Aurora by David York, text: Judith Barrington

Call by Joan Szymko, text: Alla Reneé Bozarth

Somebody from “Where I Live, A Breast Cancer Oratorio” Diane Benjamin

Welcome to the Circle by Betsy Rose

Yo le Canto by David Brunner, text: Jakeline Rago

I Am by Joan Szymko, text: “The Womanly Song of God” by Catherine de Vink

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